I noticed that transfer companies usually charge fixed amount for each transaction, so donating $1 can easily incur 30%+ fee.
So I would like to find a rule of thumb to minimize the fees yet cover all projects I like
Any tips?
this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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I only donate to mutual aid requests, personally. It's 5-10 bucks depending on what I have at the time and I do it a few times a year. When my parents' house burned down people donated thousands ton a GFM set up for my parents, so it feels right to pay it forward within my means.
A couple of times a year I do sales of my art that benefit a particular group, and that usually corresponds to a national tragedy. I did one benefiting Kansas City's Community Bail Fund after the George Floyd murder, for example.
The only regular donation I make is a buck each to my two Lemmy instances and my mastodon instance every month.